Synthesis and self-assembly of pseudo-spherical homo-and heterodimeric capsules

C Valdes, UP Spitz, LM Toledo, SW Kubik…

Index: Valdes, Carlos; Spitz, Urs P.; Toledo, Leticia M.; Kubik, Stefan W.; Rebek Jr., Julius Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1995 , vol. 117, # 51 p. 12733 - 12745

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Abstract: Experimental details are given for the synthesis and characterization of several new molecules capable of self-assembly. The new molecules feature glycoluril subunits held apart by various rigid spacers, ethylene (2), naphthalene (3), and ethenoanthracene (4), and assemble through hydrogen bonds into pseudo-spherical dimeric capsules. The nature of their assembly is demonstrated by the X-ray crystal structure of capsules 1-1. ...